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Part Two: Alan Lomax: How to Record Everything and Mostly Make the World Better in the Process

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Margaret continues her talk with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art. Sources: https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-elizabeth-lomax-visitors/Alan Loman: The Man who Recorded the World, John SzwedBring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies, Sheila Curran BernardAndy Cohen, personal correspondencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYoTc7Aw0ASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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